Solid State Batteries

'The book is recommended as being of interest to workers in the fields of solid-state electrochemistry, battery science and technology and ionically conducting materials. As a text it would be of particular value to any student embarking on research in these areas. This volume from the NATO ASI Series provides an excellent introduction to these subjects, no doubt a consequence of featuring contributions from many of the best known authorities in the solid-state-battery field.' Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 1987

• I. Plenary Lectures.- Theme 1: Basic Concepts.- Phenomenology of ionic transport in solid-state battery materials..- Structural aspects of ionic transport in solid-state battery materials..- Theme 2: Solid Electrolytes.- Solid electrolytes - a materials introduction..- Ionically conducting inorganic crystalline materials..- Ionically conducting glasses.- Ionically conductive polymers.- Composite materials as solid electrolytes.- Theme 3: Electrode Processes.- Thermodynamic aspects of solid state battery performance..- Electrode processes in solid state cells. I: The metal electrode..- Electrode processes in solid state cells. II: The intercalation electrode..- Porous and composite electrodes for solid state batteries..- Solid state electrodes: A materials introduction.- Theme 4: Electrode materials.- Insertion compounds: Relationship of structure to electrochemistry..- Conductivity in polymeric materials..- Theme 5: Experimental techniques.- D.C. methods of cell characterization. Part I: Evaluation of materials and components..- D.C. methods of cell characterization. Part II: Definition of full cell/battery parameters..- A.C. measurement and analysis techniques..- Non-electrical techniques of cell characterization..- Theme 6: Introduction to batteries.- Battery performance parameters.- Competitive systems:Primary batteries.- Competitive systems: Ambient temperature rechargeable batteries..- Lithium organic liquid electrolyte batteries.- Competitive systems: High tenperature batteries.- Utilization of conductive polymers in rechargeable batteries..- Energy storage.- Theme 7: Solid-state batteries.- Solid State primary batteries..- Solid-state rechargeable batteries..- Theme 8: New Technology.- Micro-batteries.- Future prospects for all-solid-state batteries..- II. ShortPresentations.- Proton and lithium ion conductors based upon the AM2IV (PO4)3 type structure..- Conductivity of modified lithium iodide samples.- Activation energies of the electrical conductivity of doped beta? alumina samples..- Phase transition and ionic conductivity of the spinel system Li2-2xMgl+xCl4..- Lithium insertion compounds of the high and low temperature polymorphs of LiFeSn04..- Transport properties of lithium intercalated InSe..- Oxide electrodes at high temperatures..- Structure, electrical and electrochemical properties of AgxNbS2..- Photoelectrochemical intercalation reactions and their possible applications..- Investigation of ternary lithium intermetallic systems as solid state cathode materials..- Fractal geometry and kinetics..- Solid state electrochemical applications of EXAFS..- Measurement of chemical diffusion coefficients by the point electrode technique..- Thin film cathode material in Li-I2 primary battery..- Models for impedance plots of metal/RbAg4I5/ metal cells..- Ambient temperature polymer solid state batteries..- III. Formal Discussion Group Reports.- Solid electrolytes.- Electrode processes and materials.- Experimental techniques.- Ambient temperature batteries.- High temperature batteries.- Future energy scenarios.- Role of batteries in electronic circuitry.- The future of batteries.- List of participants.